{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s3296","title_num":"18","num":"§ 3296.","heading":"Counts dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement","status":null,"guid":"idbea67b33-4aa6-11eb-bce4-d6beeb6aa2d0","source_credit":"(Added Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, § 3003(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805.)","seq_in_title":1110,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptII/ch213","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18","level":"title","num":"Title 18—","heading":"CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptII","level":"part","num":"PART II—","heading":"CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/ptII/ch213","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 213—","heading":"LIMITATIONS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"idd3ed40cf-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296\"><num value=\"3296\">§ 3296.</num><heading> Counts dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\" id=\"idd3ed40d0-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/a\"><num value=\"a\">(a)</num><heading> <inline class=\"small-caps\">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any counts of an indictment or information that are dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement shall be reinstated by the District Court if—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idd3ed40d1-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/a/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><content> the counts sought to be reinstated were originally filed within the applicable limitations period;</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idd3ed40d2-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/a/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><content> the counts were dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement approved by the District Court under which the defendant pled guilty to other charges;</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idd3ed40d3-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/a/3\"><num value=\"3\">(3)</num><content> the guilty plea was subsequently vacated on the motion of the defendant; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idd3ed40d4-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/a/4\"><num value=\"4\">(4)</num><content> the United States moves to reinstate the dismissed counts within 60 days of the date on which the order vacating the plea becomes final.</content>\n</paragraph>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\" id=\"idd3ed40d5-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t18/s3296/b\"><num value=\"b\">(b)</num><heading> <inline class=\"small-caps\">Defenses; Objections</inline>.—</heading><content>Nothing in this section shall preclude the District Court from considering any defense or objection, other than statute of limitations, to the prosecution of the counts reinstated under subsection (a).</content>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"idd3ed67e6-b211-11e9-bc44-d051d0f40dfd\">(Added <ref href=\"/us/pl/107/273/dB/tIII/s3003/a\">Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, § 3003(a)</ref>, <date date=\"2002-11-02\">Nov. 2, 2002</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/116/1805\">116 Stat. 1805</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-33","currency_date":"2019-07-25","congress":116,"law_num":33,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":178,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["12","18","26","28","34","38","40","44"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}